Alaina has 1 gallon of paint. She is going to pour it into a tray that measures 10 inches wide, 12 inches long, and 5 centimeters deep. Which of the following scenarios will happen. A) the paint will not fill the tray by 369 centimeters cubed, B) the paint will not fill the tray by 5.52 inches cubed, C) the paint will fill the tray exactly, or D) the paint will overfill the tray by 5.52 inches cubed?

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Oren

29 October, 15:03

Alaina has 1 gallon of paint. She is going to pour it into a tray that measures 10 inches wide, 12 inches long, and 5 centimeters deep. Which of the following scenarios will happen. A) the paint will not fill the tray by 369 centimeters cubed, B) the paint will not fill the tray by 5.52 inches cubed, C) the paint will fill the tray exactly, or D) the paint will overfill the tray by 5.52 inches cubed?

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Brody Nichols · Answer 1

1 gallon is 231 inches cubed of paint.

10 * 12 * 1.9685 (5 cm) = 236.22 inches cubed in the tray.

So the paint doesn't fill the tray.

236.22 - 231 = 5.22 inches cubed (85.5 cm cubed) left in the tray.

The closest answer choice would be Answer B)